C3.ai is an enterprise artificial intelligence software company headquartered in Redwood City, California.
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C3.ai has a net-zero pledge for 2050 but publishes no emissions figures, so its footprint cannot be checked. Oil and gas is a core business line: its joint venture with Baker Hughes deploys AI for Shell, ExxonMobil and other producers, and has brought in more than half a billion dollars since 2019. It has no standalone sustainability report, no stated board oversight of climate and no SBTi-validated targets.
C3.ai scores 26/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified October 2026.
That places C3.ai joint 718th of 858 companies scored, and joint 73rd of 78 in SaaS / Digital Services.
Where C3.ai sits among saas / digital services peers.
Among the 78 major saas / digital services brands we've scored, C3.ai is tied =73rd of 78, with 2 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
C3.ai committed to 25% Scope 3 reduction by FY2035 against an internal FY2022 baseline, but has published no figures.
No year-on-year emissions data published, making trajectory assessment impossible.
C3.ai has published no Scope 1 or Scope 2 emissions data in SEC filings, sustainability reports, or GHG registries despite announcing a net-zero commitment in February 2023.
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“C3 AI Sustainability Suite helps decrease greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions”
“achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the fiscal year 2050 across scopes 1, 2, and 3”
“generated more than half a billion dollars in revenue from the O&G and chemical markets”
“Total revenue for the fiscal year was $389.1 million, an increase of 25%”
“Forecast energy consumption, emissions, water use, and waste, from company-wide to facility and equipment levels”
“These goals will be validated with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to ensure alignment with the 1.5˚C climate trajectory”
“announced its commitment to achieve net-zero”
“commitment to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the fiscal year 2050”
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C3.ai is an enterprise artificial intelligence software company headquartered in Redwood City, California. It sells an AI platform and applications to customers in energy, manufacturing, financial services and government, including oil and gas work through a joint venture with Baker Hughes. It reported revenue of $389.1M for the year to 30 April 2025.
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